Many of Comey's colleagues hope there are in fact tapes of his conversations with the president, believing they would only bolster Comey's position, according to an associate who has spoken with him since his dismissal this week and would only speak on condition of anonymity. [Full Article...]

Hoeven released a statement saying: "BLM's methane rule imposes unnecessary and unworkable mandates on top of North Dakota's successful approach to reducing flaring, and it is unfortunate that we were not able to repeal this duplicative and costly regulation". [Full Article...]

Before the memo was published , The New York Times on Tuesday reported "Sessions's directives to United States attorneys would replace guidance issued by [former Attorney General Eric] Holder in 2010, when he told prosecutors not to feel compelled to seek the most serious viable charges in every case". [Full Article...]

Bevin issued a statement in a tweet , "We've received word of a multiple fatality plane crash in Hopkinsville", and asked for prayers for those affected. Friday. The Christian County Coroner was called to the scene and the remains were removed, Miller said. The Sheriff's office says it will secure the scene until the National Transportation and Safety Board investigators arrive. [Full Article...]

Sessions contends a spike in violence in some big cities and the nation's opioid epidemic show the need for a return to tougher tactics. "The Trump administration is returning to archaic and deeply-flawed policies", said Inimai Chettiar, the director of the Brennan Center's Justice Program. [Full Article...]

Mr Comey, who had been leading an inquiry into possible collusion between Trump election campaign officials and Russian Federation, was sacked on Tuesday. The U.S. Senate's No. 2 Democrat, Richard Durbin, slammed the president after Friday's tweet about Comey. "He's unsafe because he may be obstructing justice in terms of the investigation. [Full Article...]

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (AP ) - House Speaker Paul Ryan is telling high school students that he tries to avoid looking at Twitter. Ryan toured the shop floor at Prestige Paints before taking questions from Delavan-Darien High School students who participate in a program at the company. [Full Article...]